Re: Is anyone here not good at school?
4th year Honours Commerce student here, haven't been enjoying what I'm learning as of late so my grades have taken a bit of a dip (nothing too drastic though). Originally I wanted to take the music route and begin playing piano professionally, but my parents urged me to get at least an undergrad in some sort of non-music as a backup.
In high school, I was a massive keener (93+ in everything, 100 in a few math courses lol). Now most of my grades are high 70s/low 80s, which is still fairly high considering the averages of some of my courses. To be honest, getting good grades in school isn't nearly as important as ultimately getting the certification, as most employers aren't going to be looking at your transcripts. As long as you obtain some sort of degree related to the career field you wish to work in, you'll most likely be safe in securing a type of job you want.
Obviously if you lack a degree in the field of work you're interested in, those that have one may have the upper hand during the initial job search. But once you land your first 'real' job, future employers will focus much less on post-secondary education and much more on your work experience as credentials for the job.
tl;dr - feel free to slack off in school unless your future job requires ridic high grades for entry level positions. If you know what you want to do with your life and you think you'd be good at doing it, you're probably good to go.
4th year Honours Commerce student here, haven't been enjoying what I'm learning as of late so my grades have taken a bit of a dip (nothing too drastic though). Originally I wanted to take the music route and begin playing piano professionally, but my parents urged me to get at least an undergrad in some sort of non-music as a backup.
In high school, I was a massive keener (93+ in everything, 100 in a few math courses lol). Now most of my grades are high 70s/low 80s, which is still fairly high considering the averages of some of my courses. To be honest, getting good grades in school isn't nearly as important as ultimately getting the certification, as most employers aren't going to be looking at your transcripts. As long as you obtain some sort of degree related to the career field you wish to work in, you'll most likely be safe in securing a type of job you want.
Obviously if you lack a degree in the field of work you're interested in, those that have one may have the upper hand during the initial job search. But once you land your first 'real' job, future employers will focus much less on post-secondary education and much more on your work experience as credentials for the job.
tl;dr - feel free to slack off in school unless your future job requires ridic high grades for entry level positions. If you know what you want to do with your life and you think you'd be good at doing it, you're probably good to go.
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